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Dangote says “Sometimes it is just a matter of communication”

October 10, 2017/APO Financial Times correspondent John Aglionby’s reporting in the fast FT online column that Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote “accuses ‘Bulldozer’ Tanzanian president of scaring away investors” appears to have caused an overblown row. When Financial Times editor Lionel Barber asked Nigerian business leader Aliko Dangote in a live […]

Marriott Africa Expansion Projects $8.5Billion of Capital Investment

October 10, 2017/Marriott International, Inc. From the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) (www.Africa-Conference.com) in Kigali, Rwanda, Marriott International (NASDAQ: MAR) (www.Marriott.com) today announced further expansion plans in Africa with seven new hotel signings. Marriott International was the first global chain to make a significant investment in Africa with the acquisition […]

Mastercard, U.S. Bank Launch First EMV Fleet Solution for the Voyager Network

October 9, 2017/Mastercard  Mastercard and U.S. Bank today announced that the U.S. Bank Voyager® Network is the first fleet card network to adopt the EMV M/Chip Fleet solution from Mastercard. Voyager Fleet card customers will soon benefit from the added speed and security of EMV and safeguard the use of […]